Jeremy Dyer
Founder and Managing Partner · Lake Elmo, MN
Twenty five years in tech sales, then a passive investor in 75+ deals. Jeremy invests his own money in every deal he brings to investors.
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Built by investors, for investors.
Starting Point Capital is a team of partners and co managers who invest their own money alongside the people they serve. We help busy professionals put their capital to work in real, professionally managed apartment communities.
Our story
“My biggest value is that I am one of you.”
I spent nearly 25 years in corporate and technology sales. It was a great career that provided well for my family, but there was always one reality I couldn’t escape:
Our financial future depended on my next paycheck.
If I stopped selling or had a bad month, the commission checks stopped too.
I wanted to build something different. I wanted my money working as hard as I was, and eventually, I wanted the freedom to choose how I spent my time.
My real estate journey started in 2012 with fix and flips. I loved the entrepreneurial side of real estate, but I quickly learned that active investing can become another job. As life got busier with my wife, Marlene, and our four kids, I transitioned into passive real estate investing.
That decision changed the trajectory of my life.
Over the years, I’ve invested across more than 75 properties and built relationships with operators, investors and capital partners across the country. In 2024, I made the leap I had been working toward for years: I left my W-2 career behind and went all in on real estate.
Today, I invest my own money alongside our investors, and our network has invested more than $100 million into real estate opportunities. Nearly all of that growth has come through relationships and referrals.
That’s why I created Starting Point Capital.
We serve busy professionals, sales leaders and business owners who have spent years building successful careers but recognize that a high income and financial freedom are not the same thing.
They don’t necessarily want another job managing properties.
They want access to opportunities. They want education. They want experienced partners they can trust. And ultimately, they want more control over their time.
I understand that because I lived it for 25 years.
I’m not just someone bringing you investments. I’m an investor right alongside you.
Jeremy Dyer, Founder and Managing Partner
- 25 yrs
Jeremy builds a career in corporate and technology sales, most of it at ADP, living on the next paycheck and commission check.
- 2012
Starts with fix and flips. Loves the entrepreneurial side, and learns that active investing can become another job.
- Then
As life gets busier with Marlene and four kids, moves into passive real estate investing.
- Next
Raises capital for other operators, and starts Starting Point Capital with a logo, a simple website, and a spreadsheet for a CRM.
- 2024
Leaves his W-2 career behind and goes all in on real estate.
- Today
Brings Starting Point Capital and Rise48 Equity together. The side hustle becomes the main hustle, and a team of partners grows around it.
Powered by Rise48 Equity
One team, from raise to rent roll.
Starting Point Capital raises capital alongside Rise48 Equity, a vertically integrated multifamily operator in Arizona, Texas, and North Carolina.
The fund operator and the deal operator are one and the same team. Rise48 finds, finances, renovates, and manages the properties. We walk with our investors from the first conversation through every distribution.
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$2.7B+
Total transactions
70+
Assets
13,000+
Units
11
Full cycle dispositions
Starting Point Capital invests alongside you in every deal.
Rise48 Equity figures as reported by Rise48, October 5, 2026.
Our team
Led by Jeremy, supported by a team.
Our partners come from sales leadership, business ownership, and real estate brokerage. Each one invests passively, too.
Jerry Smith
Partner
Nearly three decades leading growth in the payments industry. Sold his payments business and has held a real estate license since 2001.
Nathan Wagner
Partner
Human capital management sales leader responsible for more than $100M in revenue. Aviator, father of four, and mentor to young leaders.
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Drew McWilliams
Partner · Charlotte, NC
Licensed broker for 25+ years with $80M+ in transactions, and co founder of an Entrepreneur top 400 company.
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Brad Mosley
Partner · Temecula, CA
Owned and operated a Great Clips franchise organization for more than two decades before becoming a passive real estate investor.
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Marlene Dyer
Director of Business Operations
Former social studies teacher who keeps the back office running for our investors and partners.
Jeremy Dyer is the Founder and Managing Partner of Starting Point Capital, where he leads investor relations, strategic partnerships, and marketing. He also serves as Vice President of Capital Formation at Rise48 Equity, hosts the On the Rise Podcast, and wrote The Fundamental Investor.
Before real estate, Jeremy spent nearly 25 years in corporate and technology sales, most of them at ADP, where he was a consistent top performer. In 2024 he left his W-2 career to focus on real estate full time. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the Carlson School of Management.
Real estate investing requires confidence in a sponsor's competence, credibility, and integrity. Jeremy has seen the business from both sides, as an active investor who started with fix and flips and as a passive investor in more than 75 deals across asset classes.
Jeremy lives in Lake Elmo, Minnesota with his wife Marlene, their four children, and their dog Bosco. He coaches his kids' teams, travels, stays active, and never misses date night.
Jerry Smith
Partner
Jerry Smith is a proven leader in the payments industry with nearly three decades of experience driving growth, building teams, and delivering value to clients. He is a multi year President's Club recipient, an honor reserved for top sales professionals.
Jerry recently sold his payments business. He has held his real estate license since 2001 and has closed hundreds of transactions as an active investor, which gives him a practical view of market trends and investment strategy.
He values relationships built on trust, performance, and shared success.
Nathan Wagner is a sales professional in the Human Capital Management industry, directly responsible for more than $100M of top line revenue for his companies.
Faced with the choice between a volatile stock market and real estate, Nathan chose real estate, and chose to be passive. Instead of becoming a landlord with a second full time job, he invests as a limited partner and spends his time on what matters to him.
He is an avid aviator, goes on adventures with his wife and four kids, and mentors young men and women through his church. At Starting Point Capital he enjoys educating new investors and bringing only the right opportunities to his network.
Drew McWilliams has more than 25 years of experience as a licensed real estate broker, with over $80M in transactions. He co founded a company named to Entrepreneur Magazine's top 400, and brings a business owner's lens to every investment he reviews.
Drew lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife Jennifer, their two children, and their Bernese Mountain dog Maple. He golfs, coaches his son's hockey team, and roots for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Bradford "Brad" Mosley helps investors build lasting wealth through passive real estate. For more than two decades he owned and operated a Great Clips franchise organization, which taught him that people are the heart of any enterprise and that trust belongs with the right partners.
After selling the company he moved from active business owner to passive investor. Four years of managing his own rental property gave him a practical appreciation for professional sponsors and a truly passive role.
Brad and his wife Jennifer live in Temecula, California. He enjoys good books, winemaking, and traveling the world with Jennifer.
Marlene Dyer
Director of Business Operations
Marlene Dyer serves as Director of Business Operations for Starting Point Capital. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Minnesota, and taught social studies before joining SPC.
Marlene is a homeschooling mother of four who supports her children's sports and activities, and enjoys date night, travel, reading, and time with friends.
Author and host
The Fundamental Investor and the On the Rise Podcast.
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